Expedited Apostille and Authentication Processing

California Secretary of StateApostille and Authentication Services

Our California State-commissioned notaries public work closely and efficiently with the California Secretary of State to provide you fast and convenient apostille and authentication certification of documents produced in California. Our service has earned the respect and trust of clients ranging in size from individual private parties to multinational corporations located in California, the United States, and other countries across the globe.

Documents received after 9 am are considered received the next business day

We provide free local notarization of documents for clients who choose our 1-2 day expedited apostille and authentication services

Please call (415) 635-7419 to verify shipping address before shipping us any documents

U.S. State DepartmentApostille and Authentication Services

US State Department Authentication
If the document is a federal government-issued document or requires apostille or authentication processing by an embassy in Washington, DC, US State Department authentication is also required.

Documents might also require California Secretary of State apostille or authentication processing and embassy authentication

Documents returned via trackable FedEx or Priority USPS service

Timeline applies to documents received by 9 am

Documents received after 9 am are considered received the next business day

We provide free local notarization of documents for clients who choose our 1-2 day expedited apostille and authentication services

Please call (415) 635-7419 to verify shipping address before shipping us any documents

Consular Authentication Services

Documents being legalized for use in countries that have not adopted Hague Convention will require additional processing. Documents that require authentication by any consulate in California are subject to additional processing fees and consulate processing fees, which we must pass on to you.

Documents received after 9 am are considered received the next business day

We provide free local notarization of documents for clients who choose our 1-2 day expedited apostille and authentication services

Please call (415) 635-7419 to verify shipping address before shipping us any documents

California Secretary of State Apostilles and Authentications

If your California-originating documents require authentication for legal recognition in a country that has not adopted the Hague Convention apostille process, you will need authentication of the document’s signatures by both the State of California and the destination country’s local consulate or, in certain cases, its embassy in Washington, DC.

US State Department Authentication

If the document is authenticated at the embassy in Washington, DC, US State Department authentication is also required.

We Listen and Care

Every member of our well-trained staff will listen carefully to understand your unique situation and needs. We know the current forms, procedures, and protocols to get your documents authenticated quickly the first time.

Consulate and Embassy Legalization

This legalization process involves both the appropriate ministry of the country where the documents originated and the ministry of the documents’ destination government. In other words, the document must be certified twice before it has any legal effect in the destination country.

In California, the US Certification is provided by the California Secretary of State in Sacramento. Foreign certification is called authentication, or more commonly “consulate legalization” or “embassy authentication,” depending upon where the authentication is performed.

Errors Create Delays...or Worse

Multi-step procedures of Embassy legalization requirements must be followed precisely, otherwise the documents will be rejected, which might require new document generation and other delays.

We listen carefully to understand your unique situation. We know the current forms, procedures, and protocols to get your documents authenticated quickly the first time.

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